Introduction Red Psalm (Hungarian: Még kér a nép) is a 1972 Hungarian film by Miklós Jancsó. The literal translation of the title is “And the People Still Ask”, a quote from a poem by Sándor Petőfi. Outline Red Psalm centres around a small peasants’ revolt in 1890. It draws inspiration from the Hungarian revolutionary movements… Read More
Introduction Venga A Fare Il Soldato do Noi (English: Come and Be A Soldier with Us) is a 1971 film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. A girl is drafted due to a misunderstanding and this gives her the occasion to check on her boyfriend, whom she believes to be a womaniser. Outline Nicoletta Bianchi enlisted… Read More
Introduction We’ll Meet Again is a 1943 British musical film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Vera Lynn. The plot is loosely based on the life of its star, otherwise known as Britain’s “Forces’ Sweetheart”. Outline The film is set during the blitz in London. Peggy (Vera Lynn) is a young dancer in a London… Read More
Introduction A wartime comedy about two very different bandsmen (Eddie and Eric) and their misadventures with gangsters, romance, and black-marketing in Blitz-time London. Outline As Eddie continually tries to win Dolly’s love, Eric’s detective work unearths a massive scam. Ain’t Misbehavin’ Series You can find a full index and overview of Ain’t Misbehavin’ here. Production… Read More
Introduction A wartime comedy about two very different bandsmen (Eddie and Eric) and their misadventures with gangsters, romance, and black-marketing in Blitz-time London. Outline As the band set to replace their singer, the two boys become involved in a plot to bring down a murderous Scottish gangster. Ain’t Misbehavin’ Series You can find a full… Read More
Introduction A wartime comedy about two very different bandsmen (Eddie and Eric) and their misadventures with gangsters, romance, and black-marketing in Blitz-time London. Outline As pilot Wallis is forced out of the RAF due to a health disorder, he falls back on his skills as a musician and joins the big band circuit, where he… Read More
Introduction A wartime comedy about two very different bandsmen (Eddie and Eric) and their misadventures with gangsters, romance, and black-marketing in Blitz-time London. Outline Following the success of Soldier, Soldier (1991-1997), Jerome again teamed up with Robson Green for “Ain’t Misbehavin’” – a musical comedy drama set in the 1940 Blitz of wartime London. The… Read More
Introduction Wunschkonzert (Request Concert) is a 1940 German drama propaganda film by Eduard von Borsody. After Die große Liebe, it was the most popular film of wartime Germany, reaching the second highest gross. Outline During the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, the young Inge Wagner and Luftwaffe Fliegerleutnant (Flight Lieutenant) Herbert Koch meet, and within… Read More
Introduction Kanarie (Original title: Canary ) is a 2018 musical, drama film by Christiaan Olwagen. Outline South Africa, mid-1980s: When the 18-year-old New Wave and Depeche Mode fan Johan Nobody was accepted for his military service with the renowned soldiers’ choir “Canaries”, he saw this as a rescue from the dreaded military drill. The choir… Read More
Introduction Haqeeqat (lit. Reality) is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language war-drama directed and produced by Chetan Anand. The film is based on the events of the 1962 Sino-Indian War about a small platoon of soldiers in Ladakh pitched against a much larger adversary. Outline Set against the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the film’s main plot concerns… Read More
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